Former Oilers roast Robert Brazile to benefit children's center

Robert Brazile thanks fans and former Oilers for supporting his roast for the DePelchin Children’s Center at The Improv. Brazile will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 4.

Robert Brazile thanks fans and former Oilers for supporting his roast for the DePelchin Children’s Center at The Improv. Brazile will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 4.

Photo: John McClain/Houston Chronicle

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Robert Brazile thanks fans and former Oilers for supporting his roast for the DePelchin Children’s Center at The Improv. Brazile will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 4.

Robert Brazile thanks fans and former Oilers for supporting his roast for the DePelchin Children’s Center at The Improv. Brazile will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 4.

Photo: John McClain/Houston Chronicle

Former Oilers roast Robert Brazile to benefit children's center

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His teammates on the Oilers came from Green Bay, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Nashville, Jacksonville and Jackson, Miss., to honor Robert Brazile on his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 4.

The Robert Brazile Roast, hosted Monday night by Sports Radio 610 and benefitting the DePelchin Children’s Center, featured a sold-out crowd of 500 at The Improv.

Mike Munchak, also a member of the Hall of Fame, and Wade Phillips sent videos saluting Brazile.

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Another member of the Hall of Fame, former Pittsburgh defensive tackle Joe Greene, also attended. Greene has been designated as an honorary Oiler since he married Houston’s sister-in-law, Charlotte, and is also a member of the locally based Gridiron Legends.

Oilers fans were treated to an event that included roasts and toasts – mostly toasts – by Brazile’s teammates like Billy “White Shoes” Johnson and Dan Pastorini and former head coach/defensive coordinator Ed Biles.

John Lopez, from Sports Radio 610’s Inside the Loop sports talk show, was the emcee.

Among the other Oilers honoring Brazile were Gregg Bingham and Robert Woods as well as trainer Jerry Meins and Debbie Phillips, wife of their late coach, Bum Phillips.

There were two highlights. First, when Brazile was brought on stage before the roasting and toasting began, he received a standing ovation and was serenaded by the team’s fight song, Houston Oilers No. 1.

Then, after Pastorini closed his roast, he invited all the Hall of Famers on stage to say a few words about Brazile.